National Library begins grass-roots reading culture
THE National Library of Nigeria has called on stakeholders in the education sector to go to the grassroots and inculcate…
NAPTIP, NIS commence joint action against human trafficking
CONCERNED by rising cases of human trafficking, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) and the…
FRSC warns traffic law breakers in FCT
THE new Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Wobin Gora, has warned…
Millions of children in Boko Haram-hit Lake Chad prey to disease as rains arrive
Millions of children across the Lake Chad basin are prey to deadly water-borne diseases such as cholera and hepatitis E…
Furore over new secondary education curriculum
A ‘new’ secondary school curriculum has been the subject of controversy lately, as an alleged downgrading or outright removal of…
Tragic cost of maternal deaths •Reasons women die after child birth
Cases of post natal mortality, despite advancement in medicine in this part of the world, is not on the decline.…
Confessions of suspected armed robbers: ‘Greed, drug, stubbornness landed us in crime’
When a gang of armed robbers struck at Wisdom Estate at Akobo area of Ibadan, Oyo State, in the early…
Club owners rejoice as Ramadan ends •We missed our Muslim friends —Christian club-goers •Beer parlour operators lament pangs of holy month
AT night, the city of Lagos falls over. Lagosians pick lounges and bars to cool off after the hard day’s…
Honesty despite hardship: Couple owed 16 months’ arrears return N1.78m ‘salary’
For the family of Mr Yakubu Mohammed and his wife, Husseina, the popular saying, “honesty is the best policy,” aptly…
89-year-old war veteran cries for help over pension
HE walked in to the premises of the headquarters of the African Newspapers of Nigeria (ANN) Plc, publishers of Tribune…
‘Most Nigerian rappers are no longer true to their calling’
Slim Feez is one of the latest voices on the street. Signed to the Gberatinrin label/GTS gang, the rapper, who…
States crippling Nigeria’s access to potable water, sanitation —Minister
Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu, recently spoke on the importance his ministry attaches to water. He revealed the…
Ofada community celebrates •As court affirms land ownership by individual families
It was a time of celebration and relief for the people of Ofada community in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area…
2018 continuity agenda: How Fayose support rally shut down Ekiti State
A pro-Fayose rally to signal the continuty agenda of Governor Ayodele Fayose in 2018, on Wednesday, shut down Ado-Ekiti, capital…
Poor funding, lack of legislation impeding NBTS operations —National Coordinator
THE National Coordinator of the National Blood Transfusion Service, Dr Oluwatoyin Smith, has lamented that the agency is unable to…
FG to partner UNDP in achieving SDG’s mining vision
THE Federal Government has pledged to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) captured in the African Mining Vision (AVM), through…
Long-abandoned Bill Clinton interchange bridge completed, opened for use
THE Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has announced the completion of a long abandoned Bill Clinton…
FRSC to realign operations with presidential executive order —Oyeyemi
THE Corps Marshal and Chief Executive of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has said that the Corps will retool…
FG creating lucrative business employment in agriculture —Minister
THE Federal Government has expressed strong political will and commitment to create lucrative business employment in agriculture. The Minister of…
Residents of FCT community demand for boreholes, other amenities
Residents of Kpaduma II community on Monday called on the FCT Administration (FCTA) to drill more boreholes in the neighbourhood…
